The phenomenon of early marriage: Study literature review

Background: Early marriage is still a social problem that impacts the health of every woman.
In Southeast Asia, Indonesia is the country with the second most cases of early marriage after Cambodia
and ranks 8th in the world. Many factors encourage women to engage in early marriage. Early marriage
will have a multi-dimensional impact, because it can have major implications for development, especially
related to the quality and competitiveness of human resources in the future. The negative impact of
early marriage is felt by both mothers and children born. The purpose of this study was to identify the
causes of early marriage. Method: The type of research used is a Literature Review with a PRISMA
approach. The data used in this study comes from the results of research that have been carried out and
published in 2020-2023 in the national online journal Google Scholar and international PubMed, a
selection of studies with inclusion criteria analysis of the causes and effects of early marriage is the main
result. The overall data analyzed has a variety of variables and sampling techniques. The population was
668,960 and the total sample was 49,948 with the characteristics of respondents ranging from early
adolescence, unmarried, married, and also women of childbearing age. Results: There are 15 journals
with the main results of the causes and effects of early marriage. There are about 11 variations in the
causes of early marriage and the most common causes are factors: economy, customs, and own desires.
The impact of early marriage found is STIs, PCOS, and also divorce. Conclusion: one of the efforts to
create a quality generation in the future is not to engage in early marriage. Efforts can be made to
prevent early marriage by providing information about the impact of early marriage. With increased
knowledge about the risks and impacts of early marriage, it is hoped that it will raise awareness not to
engage in early marriage.
Keywords: Phenomenon; Early Marriage